AUGUSTA — The Maine County Commissioners Association held their annual meeting in Augusta on Jan.

Graduating seniors from Maine high schools who are National FFA Organization (Future Farmers of America) members and interested in pursuing a career in farming, agriculture, or natural resources are invited to apply for a Ronald P.

By Wendy Watkins, Bangor Daily News Staff DEXTER — Two cats and a dog were killed in a fire that swept through a second-floor apartment at 175 Silvers Mills Road on Dexter Saturday evening, Jan 18.

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Gov.

Nonprofit organizations throughout the state may be eligible for grants from the Maine Community Foundation’s Community Building Grant Program.

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By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff A snowmobile that went through the ice of Lake Wassookeag in Dexter on Jan.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff A credit rating agency has given Bangor’s largest health care system a negative outlook, despite deciding not to further downgrade its credit rating.

GUILFORD — The Maine Department of Education has a new proposal for a regional comprehensive high school, Superintendent Kelly MacFadyen said during a Jan.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff A Maine man was arrested on Tuesday morning, Jan.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff No one heard them yelling for help, but two men survived Tuesday when their snowmobile broke through the ice on Wassookeag Lake in Dexter.

DEXTER — A number of seasonal activities are in store for Dexter this winter.

BANGOR — National Blood Donor Month is a time to recognize and celebrate blood donors, and to remind people of the importance of donating blood.

ORONO — Ask anyone who frequents the forests of New England and they will likely speak of unwelcome companions — ticks.

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff The push to require Mainers to provide photo identification at the polls is a state-level issue that voters will settle in November, but Maine’s members of Congress also have thoughts on this year’s high-profile referendum.

To encourage students in Maine who are exploring careers in journalism, the Maine Press Association each year awards MPA scholarships to current university students and high school seniors planning to attend college in the coming year.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff BANGOR — Penobscot County could pay hundreds of thousands of dollars more a year to send inmates to other jails across the state after the facilities raised their costs.

SKOWHEGAN — Skowhegan Savings Bank is pleased to announce the promotion of Vicki Alward to executive vice president, chief operating officer.